Method of labeling an article.



F. H. BRONNEB.

METHOD OF LABELING AN ARTICLE. APPLICATION man MAR.23. 1917.

ifi fi'yi Patented June 12, 1917.

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FREDERICK HENRY BRONNER, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNQR TO THE IRWIN- HODSON COMPANY, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, A CORPORATION OF OREGON.

METHOD OF LABELING AN ARTICLE.

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Specification of Letters l'atent. Patented June 12, 1291?.

Application filed March 23, 1917. Serial No. 156,987.

as a rubber stamp, neat of appearance and.

- lasting; and the specific object of my invention is to provide such an article With a label which will not peel off either in use or because of Weather conditions, which will not wear away and become indistinct in use, and which may be cleaned with any material which will remove the stains inadvertently gotten on the label.

I attain my object by cementing the strip on which the label is printed face up to a strip of transparent celluloid. This strip is afiixed by moistening the under side of the celluloid with alcohol, and then pressing the same firmly on the label under the hot surface. Then I form the label and cement the same to the body'of the article in such manner that the label will become securely and permanently afiixed in place. This step I accomplish as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective of a rubber stamp such as commonly used in banks; and Fig. 2 is a perspective detail showing the label with its celluloid surface aflixed thereto and illustrating the manner of forming the celluloid so that it may be afiixed in the body of the article.

The body, a, is provided with parallel slits b, b, as shown in Fig. 1. The name or other designation is printed on a strip of paper, or

other suitable material, and then I take a strip of transparent celluloid and cement the same over the printed face of the label, as above described; 0 representing the label, and its edges d, d, are bent at an angle in a heated former so as to form the ribs 01, d, arranged to be inserted in the slits b, b. This process also sets and toughens the label. The label may then be cemented in place. This may be accomplished by cementing the ribs 03' in the slits b, but preferably I prefer to apply the cementing agent on the under side 6 of the label, and also on both faces of the lips (13', in so doing assuring that the label is securely and permanently affixed to the body of the article. In forming the label 0 with thelips d, I not only assure that the label is securely afiixed in place,.but also prevent the same from snapping or curling off while handling or by being used in a hot room. The label 0 will provide a layer of surface slightly protruding above the top surface a of the body a of the article, and the celluloid, having some inherent resiliency, prevents the scratching of any polished top on which the stamp may be used.

I claim:

1. The method of labeling an article which consists in providing its body with parallel slits, cementing the label to a strip of trans parent celluloid, and then forming the long edges of the label, under heat, with angular lips, and cementing said lips vin said slits.

2. The method of labeling an article which consists iii providing its body with parallel slits, cementing the label to a strip of transparent celluloid, and then forming the long edges of the label, under heat, with angular lips, and cementing the label to the surface of the article between said lips and said lips in said slits.

' 3 The method of labeling an article which consists in providing its body With parallel slits, printing the name of the label on a strip, covering such strip with a strip of transparent celluloid the under face of which is moistened with alcohol, pressing the two strips firmly together under a heated surface, and then forming the long edges of the label, under heat, with angular lips, and cementing said lips in said slits.

4. The method of labeling an article which consists in providingits body with parallel slits, printing the name of the label on a strip, covering such strip with a strip of transparent celluloid the 111 der face of which is moistened with alcohol, pressing the two strips together under a heated surface, and then forming the long edges of the label, under heat, with angular lips, and cementing the label to the surface of the article between said lips and said lips in said slits.

FREDERICK HENRY BRONNER. 

